Rome — Italian media was bubbling on Wednesday after Serie A club Juventus announced the €100m "deal of the century" after wrestling superstar Cristiano Ronaldo from European champions Real Madrid. The country’s foremost daily, the Corriere della Sera, led the cries of joy at Ronaldo’s arrival by acclaiming a "dream come true", while La Repubblica hailed a "€117m dream", referring to the huge investment Juventus will make in their marquee signing. La Repubblica breaks down the cost of the deal to Juventus as €100m going to Real Madrid, a €5m "solidarity contribution" paid to Fifa and €12m "incidental costs". The Corriere della Sera believes the latter sum is actually the commission being paid to those who facilitated the transfer — principally Ronaldo’s agent Jorge Mendes. The front page of Italy’s principal sport daily, Gazzetta Dello Sport, has Ronaldo exclaiming, "I’m coming!" after what it calls "the coup of the century". Rome-based paper Il Messaggero acclaimed club president A...
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